Pigeon Spins Folk: Where Were You

A slow, raw, and dreamy track with an extended intro – it’s the perfect single.The song features a one-take acoustic guitar and vocal performance, layered with lap steel, sparse piano, and analog synths, creating a dreamy, immersive sound that drifts between space and time. It’s been described as a cross between Nick Drake and Mojave 3 and something inspired by “not enough sunlight and too much Skip Spence” – it’s haunting and hypnotic.

(•)> Cru cru! What first got you into music?

The Beatles. I was completely obsessed as a kid — they cracked something open in me early on. Funny thing is, I barely listen to them anymore.

(•)> What's your favorite album of all time?

Don’t have one. This week though, I’m really into Herbie Mann at the Village Gate—especially Side A from the Atlantic pressing—and Anthology of the Blues – Texas Blues (Archive Series, Volume Five) from Kent Records. Both were £1 crate dig finds. Amazing what’s out there if you look hard enough.

(•)> What record from the 2020s do you replay the most?

Hard question? How about Donsya A’n Loryow by Daisy Rickman?

(•)> What should the Pigeon listen to next?

5 O'Clock On Sunday Morning by St James & The Holy Ghost on Bandcamp.

(•)> What memorable answers have you had to your work so far?

Well so far there’ve been no answers to where people were, when I planned to stay up all night and dance…?

But when people—not bots—reach out because the single moved them, that feels pretty special. Especially when they’re writing from far away, somewhere I’ve never been.

(•)> Who is your inspiration when creating music?

Other songwriters. Always have been. The ones who can conjure a whole different world from just a guitar and a voice—true heroes.

(•)> Which film do you rewatch the most?

This past year I’ve rewatched Fargo, Spinal Tap, Withnail and I, Happiness… and recently thought about looking up Submarine again.

(•)> How is your perfect day?

Up early, walking the dog. Hang with people I love. Create something that didn’t exist the day before. Then lie in bed thinking, “Today was a good day, and I’m grateful.”

(•)> Will you tell us something embarrassing about you?

I once played an entire live set with my fly open. Only noticed after the encore.

(•)> Do you sing in the shower? If yes, what's the setlist?

Not really, but I will occasionally practice harmonies if I’m recording.

(•)> What's your Hot Take – your most controversial music opinion?

If popularity meant quality, why are record store crates stuffed with yesterday’s hits nobody wants, while the albums that went unnoticed back then now fetch a fortune? Today, algorithms decide what we hear—but in a future where music leaves no physical trace, who decides what survives? And just because you can afford to press 300 vinyl copies doesn’t necessarily mean it’s any good—sometimes it just means your daddy’s rich.